New, reproduced pot metal rear tailight bezels
 

I just got a pair in the mail yesterday and they are AWESOME!!!! A little pricey, yet worth every penny. Heavy too... Will go great on the fresh paint soon to come... Mike
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I just didn't want plastic ones...Glad I waited till these came around. Awhile back someone was making these with not much good to say...These are STUNNING!!!!!:eek::eek::eek: Mike

Where did you get them? They look nice and almost perfect?

Were those on EBay?

Can't wait till all the new 3D printing, laser metal 3D printing, and all the other new technologies in prototyping are fully intergrated into the reproduction market. Getting very close to the point where an original part is laser scanned, a mold is CNC machined, a part is made, simple as that (almost).
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I have owned 2 sets and they were great.Last set came from Inline Tube.Tom

Thanks, are they easy to replace without removing bumper? Tips?

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I did get them off eBay.... $309 plus $30 for shipping. Leeperest I think was the person/name I got them from.... Yes, they are practically perfect. A bargain I thought

without tweaking the bumper and maybe even bending it I don't think it is possible unless you at least loosen bumper bracket to frame bolts and let it drop down.

why does is take this much technology to make a part from the 60's?

Mine are just as bad. How do those become so ugly being at the back of the vehicle?

They ask that about some people after 45 years!Tom

ya thats true, but that's an odd part to go that bad. I know on all my emblems/bezels etc, that is by far the worst. If I had to guess it would have been the headlight bezel being at the front and getting hit with 45 year of road. The taillight bezel makes no sense to me.

The reason the tail light bezels corrode so bad in comparison to the front
headlamp bezels is due to the corrosive effects of exhaust gases blowing back on the bumper
at speed. Also they are more exposed to rain than the front bezels which are tucked up
under the shelf of the front bumper.

how about the simple fact that it's crap pot metal! No way I'm wasting money on these until I see a set that's been on a driven car for two years. I'll bet these pit up just as bad in a quarter of the time if they're anything like the new "top of the line" chrome door handles or the quarter window sash channels...what a waste of money.

I got a pair of those from PY a few weeks ago. I agree, I was very impressed with the quality myself. Good detail, straight edges, nice chrome. Have not installed them yet, but if they fit as good as they look they are the best cast aftermarket parts I've seen yet.

Depends on how picky you are I guess. I see some differences in the pair of nos ones I have here. Not painted correctly either

My first set were from the original guy,had on my Royal Bobcat clone for more than 3 years when I sold the car,they were as new.The car was always garaged and never saw rain,sleet or snow.I put a set on the Gold Judge,not sure how they are.Tom

That's my fear with them. Garaged and pampered cars vs daily driven vehicles. mine don't see salt in the winter, but the do see weather for the rest of the year as these cars are my daily drivers and are not garaged. You should see how pitted those repop door handles were three years after installing them. I found a clean original for the passenger side off of ebay 6 years ago and it still looks like it did when I bought it. The repop sash channels are two years old and they look worse than the rusted ones I replaced, full of pits and rust bleeds.

how about the plastic (or similar product) tail light bezels. How do those bad boys hold up?

Are the ones from PY plastic? Do you have a part number/price?
Thanks

I looked and didn't see them on PY. It is from another company...not sure if I can post competitors stuff here, but search ebay and you can see

Charles PYs are abs plastic. NOTE-DieCast versions have been seen but the supplier is an unknown and if defective you might be stuck with them. Part #RPR69B, $209.00/pr NOT DIECAST. 1969 TAIL LIGHT BEZELS, GTO only.

well there you go. exact came price as the ones i am talking about. Can't comment on anything about them, but they look nice. I wonder how they wear if the metal ones corrode like that because of the exhaust.

I'll post the PY part number later this morning when I can pull the invoice.





Here you go>>
Part number RPR69BM

The number RPR69B The M is not in this years catalog.